Corey Cott

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Corey Cott
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Cott at the Bernard B. Jacobs stage door in May 2017
Born
Corey Michael Cott

(1990-03-30) March 30, 1990 (age 36)
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Meghan Woollard
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(m. 2013)​
Children3
RelativesCasey Cott (brother)

Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990)[1] is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical Newsies, replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical Bandstand.[2] Since October 2025, Cott appears on Law & Order: SVU as Detective Jake Griffin.

Early life and education

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Cott was born in Columbus, Mississippi, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former Air Force fighter pilot, and Lori Cott.[3][4] The older brother of actor Casey Cott,[5] he grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he attended Chagrin Falls High School. After high school, he graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6]

Career

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Cott began his professional acting career while attending Carnegie Mellon, booking shows with Pittsburgh's professional theater company Pittsburgh CLO. He had roles in their productions of Miss Saigon, Jekyll and Hyde, and Jesus Christ Superstar.[7]

Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Cott moved to New York City. Shortly thereafter, he booked the role of the Jack Kelly alternate in the Broadway musical Newsies. He took over that role permanently on September 5, 2012.[8]

Cott appeared in the musical Bandstand, which opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017, as WWII veteran Donny Novitski.[9] He had also starred in the musical's premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in October 2015.[10]

On February 25, 2019, Cott was announced as part of the cast of the Fox drama Filthy Rich, playing Eric Monreaux.[11] Filthy Rich premiered on September 21, 2020. Following appearances on television, he returned to theater in 2024, starring in the original Broadway production The Heart of Rock and Roll, a jukebox musical comedy based on the music of Huey Lewis and the News.

In October 2025, Cott joined the cast of Law & Order: SVU in the role of Detective Jake Griffin. He previously guest starred as an unrelated character on a 2016 episode of the show.[12]

Personal life

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Cott married Meghan Woollard in January 2013. They met while singing in church in Pittsburgh.[13] Their first child, a son, Elliott Michael, was born on May 1, 2017.[14] In August 2019, they welcomed their second son, Nolan.[15] On October 31, 2021, the couple welcomed their third son, Asher.[16]

Cott grew up with Ben Fankhauser, a fellow Newsies co-star. They performed together in several local youth theatre productions.[6]

Stage credits

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Adapted from About the Artists.[17]

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2012 Newsies Jack Kelly (alternate) Nederlander Theatre Broadway
2012–14 Jack Kelly
2015 Gigi Gaston Lachaille Kennedy Center Regional
2015 Neil Simon Theatre Broadway revival
2015 Bandstand Donny Novitski Paper Mill Playhouse Regional premiere
2017 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Broadway
2018 West Side Story Tony Kennedy Center[18] Concert staging
2019 Last Days of Summer Charlie Banks Kansas City Repertory Theatre Regional premiere
The Scarlet Pimpernel Armand St. Just Lincoln Center Concert
West Side Story Tony Lyric Opera of Chicago Regional
2024 The Heart of Rock and Roll Bobby James Earl Jones Theatre Broadway

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 What You Get Benjamin Armand Short film
2015 The Intern Customer Service Representative #2 Uncredited
2016 Mutt Michael Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Madam Secretary Scott Welland Episode: "Passage"
2015 Public Morals Ryan 2 episodes
2016 The Interestings Jonah Dey Television film
2016 Z: The Beginning of Everything Townsend Martin 5 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ellis Griffin Episode: "Rape Interrupted"
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Lieutenant Barnhill Episode: "Golden Gloves"
2017–2018 The Good Fight Tom C. Duncan 4 episodes
2020 Filthy Rich Eric Monreaux Main role
2021 Evil Officer Jim Turley Episode: "C Is for Cop"
2022 Butlers in Love Henry Walker Hallmark Channel television film
2022 Law & Order Niles Harper Episode: "Benefit of the Doubt"
2023 The Equalizer Roy Hughes/Eric Davies Episode: "Lost and Found"
2023 Chicago Med Omar Thomas Episode: "It Is What It Is, Until It Isn't"
2023 Making Waves Will Hallmark Channel television film
2024 Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane Dr. Charlie Franklin Hallmark Channel television film
2025 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Jake Griffin Season 27 (recurring role)
2025 The Snow Must Go On Isaiah Heyward Hallmark Channel television film

References

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